Data about TSA searches is on Internet

Each Monday, The Eagle highlights a government record that is available to the public. Open records help people keep government in check and help them better understand how government affects their lives.

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The record: A weekly update of items found or people arrested by Transportation Security Administration authorities.

Why you'd want them: To learn more about what TSA does and its screeners have found in the nation's airports. For example, the TSA "Week at a Glance" through Oct. 24 reported that screeners had found one "artfully concealed" prohibited item at checkpoints and 32 firearms at checkpoints. It also said that TSA workers arrested one passenger on suspicion of fraudulent travel documents.

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Each Monday, The Eagle highlights a government record that is available to the public. Open records help people keep government in check and help them better understand how government affects their lives.